Posts by Liam Redmond
Oil tankers earn US$1 million a day as Iran war leaves ship shortage
[ad_1] Supersized earnings come as Iran and Ukraine wars mean the world is not making enough fuel to meet demand Published Tue, Sep 15, 2026 · 10:34 AM [LONDON] The cost of hiring an oil tanker on the industry’s benchmark trade route topped US$1 million a day for the first time, as the Iran war…
Read MoreUS stocks: Wall Street ends down, calls for AI slowdown pummel chipmakers
[ad_1] Published Tue, Sep 15, 2026 · 06:27 AM WALL Street ended down on Monday (Sep 14), weighed down by losses in Nvidia and other chipmakers after top executives in US artificial intelligence companies raised safety concerns and called for a slowdown in the development of AI. Investors were also jittery after the benchmark 10-year…
Read MoreMeet the Sexual Predators and Child Rapists Democrat Roy Cooper Released from Prison
[ad_1] Former Governor and current North Carolina Democrat Senate candidate Roy Cooper’s mass prison release scheme released violent sexual predators and child rapists from prison in 2021 – and nearly half have reoffended since then. The infamous prison release deal Cooper signed was unique in that it was the only one across the country in…
Read MoreSoftBank gets upsized US$11.9 billion loan in OpenAI funding push
[ad_1] The Japanese conglomerate attracts commitments from around 20 banks for the two-year facility Published Mon, Sep 14, 2026 · 10:54 AM [HONG KONG] SoftBank secured an US$11.87 billion loan to support its investment in US artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, people familiar with the matter said, up from its earlier target of US$10 billion. The…
Read MoreStock to watch: Singtel
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The following company saw new developments that may affect trading of its securities on Monday (Sep 14): Singtel : Singtel-owned telecom carrier Optus experienced an outage on its network on Friday, which affected users across three states and disrupted some emergency services calls. The 76-minute technical glitch affected Optus voice calling services in…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Callous Cartel Human Smugglers Lock Migrants in 100-Degree-Plus Texas Rail Cars
[ad_1] For the second time in recent weeks, Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents found illegal aliens locked inside freight cars as temperatures in the region continue to exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The latest incident involved three illegal aliens locked in a hot freight-train auto hauler with no means of escape. On Monday, agents assigned…
Read MoreS-Reits extend fundraising momentum in 2026
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Real Estate Investment Trusts in Singapore (S-Reits) have continued to demonstrate robust fundraising activity in 2026, building on the strong momentum of 2025. For the year to Sep 10, S-Reits raised at least S$4.5 billion through equity fundraising (EFR) exercises, more than in the same period in 2025, the strongest year for Reit…
Read More‘Matrix’ Director Lilly Wachowski Accuses ‘Harry Potter’ Fans of ‘Supporting Trans Genocide,’ Praises ‘Ally’ Christopher Nolan
[ad_1] Transgender filmmaker Lilly Wachowski called SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and author J.K. Rowling “literal Nazis” and accused Harry Potter fans of “supporting trans genocide.” “These people are Nazis. They’re literal Nazis,” Wachowski told Variety, before spreading a since-debunked claim that Musk did a Nazi salute, falsely stating, “He did a full-blown Sieg Heil on a national…
Read MoreUS derivatives regulator clears faster payouts for tipster awards under US$5 million
[ad_1] It plans to automatically award successful whistle-blowers 30% of any enforcement penalties collected Published Sat, Sep 12, 2026 · 02:42 PM [NEW YORK] The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to automatically award successful whistle-blowers 30 per cent of any enforcement penalties collected if a tipster is due to receive US$5 million or less,…
Read MoreNvidia in talks to invest in Anthropic’s mega IPO: sources
[ad_1] The AI startup is seeking to raise as much as US$100 billion that could value it at around US$2 trillion Published Sat, Sep 12, 2026 · 11:55 AM [SAN FRANCISCO] Anthropic is in talks to bring Nvidia as an anchor investor into what could be the largest initial public offering in history, two people…
Read MoreIsrael Destroys Underground Hezbollah Fortress in Lebanon
[ad_1] The Israeli military on Thursday destroyed a massive underground structure beneath the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. The immense explosion, captured on camera by onlookers, was so powerful that seismologists recorded the event as a magnitude 4.1 earthquake. The Ali al-Taher ridge is about ten miles from the Israeli border. It has been…
Read MoreDollar edges higher against euro after US inflation data
[ad_1] Published Fri, Sep 11, 2026 · 09:59 PM [NEW YORK] The US dollar edged higher against major peers on Friday (Sep 11) after closely watched inflation data showing higher consumer prices reinforced expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate increase next week. Labor Department data showed that the US consumer price index increased 0.4…
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